615 Burn Surgeons - A Recap of Highlighted Workforce Data 2018-2024
Randy Kearns, Jeffrey Carter, Kathleen Romanowski

TL;DR
This paper summarizes workforce trends among burn surgeons from 2018 to 2024, highlighting demographic shifts and growth in the field.
Contribution
The paper provides a longitudinal analysis of burn surgeon demographics and workforce trends over six years.
Findings
The 40-49 age group is the largest among burn surgeons, while the over-60 group is declining.
Female representation in the field has increased from 31% in 2020 to 38.8% in 2024.
Most burn surgeons work in university/medical centers and report growth in recruitment needs.
Abstract
Since 2018, the Organization for the Delivery of Burn Care (ODBC) workforce subcommittee for the American Burn Association (ABA) has conducted a yearly survey of burn surgeons (ABA members). This survey is designed to capture critical traits and longitudinally identify emerging trends related to burn surgeons. The workforce survey of burn surgeons has included demographics and other emerging trends for members of the past five years. 2024 Survey Survey distributed Feb 2024 Closed Mar 2024 Results tallied Jun 2024 Research Design = Descriptive Analysis with 5-year longitudinal results where available The ABA collected and anonymized the results before sending them to the ODBC workforce subcommittee co-chair (non-surgeon business school professor). The data were analyzed and aggregated there before being reported to the burn surgeon community. The number of burn surgeons completing…
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TopicsCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
